Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010039722026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./575/2026 MAFIDUL ISLAM S/O IUCHAF ALI, RO OUDUBI PART- I, KOCHUTALA, PS JOGIGHOPA, DIST BONGAIGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR SARFRAZ NAWAZ, MD A RAHMAN,R MALI,A MISHRA,MR. I U CHOWDHURY,MR. SURAJIT DAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 02 .04. 2026 Heard Mr. Surajit Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.J. Baruah, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent. 2. This second bail application has been preferred by the petitioner namely, MAFIDUL ISLAM under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking bail in connection with PRC Case No. 57/2026 Page No.# 2/3 (arising out of Mukalmua P.S. Case No. 175/2025) under Sections 69/ 117(2)/ 296/ 351(2)/ 351(3)/ 108 of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalbari. 3. The allegation against the petitioner as contained in the FIR is that informant’s daughter i.e. the victim, aged about 23 years, had been in love affairs with the accused-petitioner, who promised to marry her and entered into physical relationship with her and on 11.07.2025 at about 7.00 a.m. the accused took the victim to his house and kept her there for the whole day and in the evening the accused assaulted her and saying that he will not marry her and brought her to Bhella Road, Barpeta District and he fled away. She was brought home by her brother and on the night itself, the accused called her on her mobile phone using slang language and threatened that he will share private photos and videos of the victim on social media and out of fear of humiliation in the society, she committed suicide by hanging herself in her bedroom. Hence, the present FIR. 4. Subsequently, the petitioner’s pre-arrest bail was rejected by order dated 07.011.2025 in AB No. 1899/2025 and thereafter he surrendered before the police and he was taken into judicial custody. The investigation is complete culminating the charge sheet and in the meantime, the accused has completed 119 days behind the bars. 5. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has submitted that there are sufficient materials against the petitioner collected by the I.O. Therefore, he opposes the prayer for bail. 6. I have perused the materials on record. Perusal of the TCR this Court is of the view that further detention of the petitioner is not warranted. Page No.# 3/3 7. Having regard to the above, it is directed that the petitioner above named shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) only with 1 (one) surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalbari, Assam. 8. It is further provided that the petitioner shall cooperate with the trial and he shall not influence any witnesses acquainted with the fact of this case, in any manner. 9. In terms of the above, this bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant